Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Version 2)
Benjamin Franklin
21 chapters · 7 h 17 min · English
Read by Duane Desalvo, Tommy Hersant, Seth Pate, Ciufi Galeazzi, Elijah Fisher, Kathleen Moore and others
Biography & Autobiography
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In Benjamin Franklin's lifetime, he kept good record of his life and travels, and although Franklin was never a president, he still plays a crucial part in our American history. (Summary by Elijah Fisher)
Chapters
1 Introduction 19 min 2 Ancestry and Early Life in Boston 27 min 3 Beginning Life as a Printer 21 min 4 Arrival in Philadelphia 15 min 5 First Visit to Boston 18 min 6 Early Friends in Philadelphia 10 min 7 First Visit to London 28 min 8 Beginning Business in Philadelphia 35 min 9 Business Success and First Public Service 26 min 10 Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection 33 min 11 "Poor Richard's Almanac" and Other Activities 19 min 12 Interest in Public Affairs 18 min 13 Defense of the Province 20 min 14 Public Services and Duties 33 min 15 Albany Plan of Union 5 min 16 Quarrels with the Proprietary Governors 9 min 17 Braddock's Expedition 27 min 18 Franklin's Defense of the Frontier 21 min 19 Scientific Experiments 10 min 20 Agent of Pennsylvania in London 41 min 21 Appendix 3 min
